The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-02
WOMAN'S LOVE.
Is it True That a Man May Win it by Per.
sistent R14Orts

Is it True That a Man May Win it by Per.
sistent EnOrts
Theodore winton In Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Somebody once said-I never remem-
Der names-that any woman without
positive hump can marry any man she
pleases. 1 believe that any man even
with hump can marry any woman he
pleases."
A murmur OF disapprobation arose from
the petticoated listeners.
And the only requisite is persistence,
with some little measure OF judgment"
The murmur grew to a clamor. but the
speaker was also s woman. and = very
bright one at that. She waited until the
tumult of indignation and ejaculation had
subsidized, ana then preached us the follow
ing little sermon from the above assertion
as text:
''Of course, 1 cannot make this an abso-
lutte statement, but it is ii very general
rule, and as such has no more than the
orthodox number of exceptions. Once in
a while q woman cannot be won by merely
dog.like following; and il two men chance
to set their affections on the same OBJ ect
one of them will eventually have to yield
unless they go to U tab inverted (thought-
fully; but that does not pertain to the
subject.
Usually q man has but TO get his eye
upon the goal, and then steadily pursue it.
through thick and thin veal and woe, de-
waiting only enough to make food for re-
Fiction, slowing up only enough TO get a
header for fresh start, and some time he
is bound 10 get there. 1t may take years.
He may lead 10 the altar anything but q
girlish bride, but the game, such as it is
is his and bound TO be his.
Not one woman in a thousand can
Withstand constant enduring affection.
She may personally have no prediction
H. - l. L
eether on the other side of the scales,
bnt If ne tells her she is the one
woman in the world, snd continues to tell
her, by words when convenient, by
actions always, he will soon have q
place in her emotions that no other man
bias or can have. In fact (contdentially),
believe that woman's love is generally
nothing but reflection. Otherwise, how
is she usually so eaamoured of the man
she mates with? She has no free choice in
the matter. She cannot select what she
naturally likes and admires, but must
take what is offered. Thus / believe that
while man usually marries a woman
whom he is FIRST attracted to by admira-
ton, woman's attachment has
very seldom that basis. After mar
rage, however, the affection of the wife
who took him because he alone offered
himself is by no means less than that of
the husband who chose her from among
10000. On the contrary, it is unquestion-
ably deeper, more fervent, longer lived.
But il is not founded on the same basis.
1t has its roots, not in the mans virtues
and attractions, bat in his feelings for
herself. She adores him because he first
adored her-a fiattering illustration of our
lack of vanity, you see.
Now, my friends, none OF you can deny
this. There is no one of you but knows
that the moment you find out that a man
is in love with you he SECURES an added
interest in your eyes. When he vows you
are an angel you discover that he has good
taste, at least; and when he signs he will
die without you, you realize, for the first
time, probably, what the body polite
might become without him. In short, if
he is in love with you, you are to
a certain extent, ana perhaps only
Temporarily. at first in love with
him bnt if his ardor continues, since like
causes produces like effects. he constantly
rises in your eyes until finally-well, Pope
was a deformed man and so was Byron;
yon don't measure man by his shoulders.
But, gils, you never chose q humpback,
physically, intellectually or morally. He
chooses you and he Just kept after you un-
til ne got you"
at this 3 couple OF the virgin members
of the audience twisted their ring sets into
the palms of their hands and thougbtfully
spoke Of the fashions In passementeries.